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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1956)
o .... .. . . .. - 8 o O O O o ITTE KEDFORD OREGON) 1LOWING UP MOUNTAIN, 600,000 pounds of dynamite blast? rock for Southern Pa cific's new railroad causeway, one of history's largest non-atomic blasts. (International) . Steady Dating in High Schools Varies in Different Sections New York U.R) A bigh school in San Francisco has quit printing "tally cards" fir school dances because the same boy and girl dance together all evening. A 12-year-old boy in Madison, Wis., wants a ring or identifica tion bracelet for Christmas in case he should heed to give it to a "sta-ady" girl. Fifty per cent of -the giris in Denver "o steady" sometime during their four years in high school. A, Bosten high school has tried to impose ban on going steady becaus it "can lead to sin . . . 3and forced marriage." Big Thing in Oklahoma Atlanta has 'youths of 13 and 14 on Heady dats." Oklahoma 'SCity reports it a big thing there. The Unite Press took 'a sur vey of a dozer cities across the nation and found a definite trend among American youth, barely in their teens, to pair off and ex clude mil other dates. Gone are the days of the stag line at the dance. No longer does girl measure her social success by the number of different boys she can date. Now the trick is to latch oito one lad. One thing running through all the reports was that going steady is most prevalent in junior high school among those in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades and in the first year or two of high school. After tha't it slacks off and the teenagers begin ' "playing the field." Another common denominator was the feeling that going steady is a result of feelings of inse curity. The explanation was that the girls, particularly, want to be sure of a date on Saturday nights and at set social events. Here are some of the observations: i . . We Guarantee our j 1 Spots vanish J I All dirt out zLs JiL I C3ew look restored JpC 1 I ! 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Miami Miss Eugenie How ard, dean of girls at Miami High, says going steady is promi nent among students in the ejghth and ninth grades, then de creases. "It gives them a feeling of adulthood," she says. Dallas C. C. Miller, prin cipal of Sunset High, says many of those who go steady seem to have an understanding that they will break off when they go to college. Boston School Superinten dent Dennis C. Haley: "Steady dating often leads to serious trouble, interferes with gooa school work and robs teen-agers of the finer experiences of grow ingup." Madison Mrs. Robert Pan kow, president of the PTA Coun cil, says going steady is definite ly increasing among younger high school students but de creases sharply around the jun ior year. "But I think the term going steady means less to them than we think." Kansas City One place that reported a trend away from go ing steady. A school official there said the problem was to get boys to ask girls for dates at all. Oklahoma City The term does not mean what it seems. One girl went steady with 13 IT'S GUARANTEED j Monday, Norember 28, 1938 i boys in one semester. Atlanta Steady dates at 13 and 14. At dances, boys dance with the same girl all evening and are "burned up" if someone cuts in. A few years back, if a girl danced more than one dance with a particular boy, she was "stuck." Muzzle-Loaders Group Reorganized Armington, 111. (UP.) The Kickapoo Muzzle-Loaders Asso ciation, armed with flintlock muskets and 100-year-old pistols, is booming again. The club is back in business banging away in the quiet Tazewell County countryside after a couple of years in which its members dwindled and the shooting died down. John Kindred, Atlanta, presi dent of the group, often may be seen and heard at Sunday after noon outings firing his musket, a new custom-made weapon. But most of the guns are ancient relics, cleaned and repaired with loving care. Youngest member is Joe Pratt, 10, son of County Recorder Rob ert J. Pratt. Joe bangs away with a double-barreled rifle-shotgun. Earl Smith, a Manito grocer who shoots a Remington .44 six shooter manufactured in 1858, warned that muzzle -loading weapons may be out dated, but they are still lethal. '"More men were killed in a single day with this kind of gun during the Civil War than in any three days of war since," he said. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads The Low Coat Wav to SeU On The Side By E. V. DURUNG (Distributed bl King reaturea Syndicate. nc.) Oh, what a beautiful morning it was in Manhattan. Clear, sunny and bnsK. A few more like this and the New York Chamber of Commerce will be boasting of the climate and ex ploiting the big town as a win ter resort. For native Mew York ers, the city really has a won derful climate. It is said that if a child born in .New York City survives until the age of eight, he can hope to live to a very healthy old age. That is because in his very early life he has de veloped unusual powers of re sistance to every type of weather. Anyway, New York has more men in the 90-year age group, who are still active in a business or profession, than any other major city in the world. There is one physician, a native new Yorker who is 97 years old and still actively engaged at his office daily. Fur Coats 1 strolled by the long estab lished fur shop of Stein and Blaine. One of these partners, I forget whether it was Stein or Blaine, told me he had sold a fur coat to Mrs. Henry Ford Sr. for $30,000. That was many years ago when the buying power of the dollar was three times what it is now. Today a similar coat would cost at least $90,000. Passing By Rosalind Russell. Highly suc cessful native daughter of Waterbury, Conn., which is also the birthplace of those dis tinguished scribes Dan Parker and Louis Sobol. Rosalind is, as you know, starring in a hit play titled "Auntie Mame." Plays about aunts seem to always do well. Outstanding examples are "Charley's Aunt" and "The Re juvenation of Aunt Mary." I had a couple of very gay aunts my self. Perhaps I should write a play about them. Show Shop Who was it first said, "It is always a good season for a good show"? I believe it was Al Woods who first voiced that im mortal observation but I could be wrong. But how true it is Every time 1 pass a film theatre on East 58th St., Manhattan around show time there is a waiting line of nearly a block long. The film showing is "A Lust for Life" starring Kirk Douglas and dealing with the career of the artist Van Gogh. Mulet And Men Establishments specializing in rejuvenating the tacial appear ance of men are doing a greatly increased business in Manhat tan. When a man goes in for ap pearance rejuvenation he usual ly can accomplish more than a woman. He can manage to have himself made to appear from 15 to 20 years younger. Many wives are not enthusiastic about having their middle aged or fiityish husbands look 15 years younger. They prefer to enjoy the contrast of appearing 15 to 20 years younger than their husbands. Also, they have a feel- j ing if a man looks young he is likely to start getting young I ideas. One of the major reasons mai so many men are going in for appearance rejuvenation is that a youthful look is a business asset for an executive. Also, an aged look is a definite handicap Problem A problem every cigar enthu- sist has to face is that of a short smoke. If he has only five or 10 minutes for a smoke he hesi . tates to light up a fine cigar and waste most of it. As for ex ample, in theatre intermissions : I have solved that problem. 1 . have discovered a remarkable all-tobacco cigarette. Provides a . short smoke that is just as good as a cigar. Another interesting angle to this cigarette is that there is nothing in its make-up to keep it burning when not smoked. If not smoked it goes out. A good cigarette for people wno smoke in bed. ; Sidelights I The most popular dance among the younger set in Paris . is the one called Le Rocanrole 1 (the Rock and Roll) ... In , France there is available a shoe I with changeable heelg. That is, ; the heels of this type of femi nine footgear can be adjusted to i different heights. The heels slide I into place along a one-quarter inch wide track. So, if a girl is taller than a man she has dated, she can even things up by chang ing the height of her heels. Eggi ' There is a tremendous differ ence between eggs. Some are de licious and some are absolutely tasteless. That you have no doubt noticed. Eggs can also be dangerous. They are, according to those who should know, one of the major causes of stomach upsets. So, be very careful where you buy eggs for home use. Also, as to what restaurants in which you order bacon and eggs. Or any menu item in which eggs are used. Stoughton, Wis. UP.) Mrs. E. O. Wheeler, 81, has a clock that dates back 120 years. She received the clock from her fa ther. Mrs. Wheeler said she wouldn't sell the four-foot-high clock for "any price," and be lieves its pleasant "tick-tock" has done more than anything else to help her pass her 81 years comfortably. Backstairs: Sadness Among Single Men By MERHIMAN SMITH United Press White House Writer Washington U.P.) Back stairs at the White House: Great sadness prevails in the press room primarily among the single men assigned to cov ering the President. Reason for the long faces: One of Press Secretary James C. Hagerty's prettiest assistants, Twylia Hamstreet, is thinking rather seriously of getting mar ried. In fact. Miss Hamstreet has in formed Hagerty of her intention to become a housewife. Hagerty, in turn, passed the word to the reporters and photographers with this grave preface: Men, I have bad news today." Assuming that Mr. Eisenhow er will be on his way to Augus ta, Ga., by the time this is print ed or at least, packing his golf clubs for the trip the Chief Ex ecutive is not expected back at the White House much before Dec. 6 or Dec. 7. Any trip he may make, how ever, promises to be something SUDDEN FAME Birmingham, Ala. U.R) Au to dealer W. S. Moughhon rou tinely bought an Alabama li cense tag from Jefferson County officials and suddenly discov ered he was the center of atten tion. He had bought the 200, 000th tag sold in 1956, a new record. . Standard's educational program helps provide college training for 286 students this year mAflmtflWL ' !' j ' Wf mi itMtmk ''' " i i Process In (ha Wtt meant... '- In Ti i " -ii- - . Industry needs many trained mindi with specialized knmcledse. For example, tht paleontologist who supplies accurate data for oil exploration by studying fossils of marine life from millions of years ago. THEY CALL THIS THE ATOMIC AGE ... the era of the "thinking" machine. But above all, this is the age of kuman thought. For today our country needs more and more skilled minds to harness our atoms, advance our culture and guide our government. Standard, too, needs fresh concepts to maintain its position in a highly competitive business. That's why this year Standard's educational program makes available, through col leges, 234 scholarships for undergraduate study, 52 fellowships for graduate work, plus a series of grants to universities. In these ways, Standard affords young people a better oppor tunity to contribute to their professions and communities. less than a vacation. His tele-1 types and -long distance tele phones will go with him and he'll be in touch with national and international affairs on a min ute to minute basis. The White House has regarded Mr. Eisenhower's plans for going South as a secret akin to the hydrogen bomb. The reason is simple: Hagerty does not want the President pictured as a va cationist with war smoke billow ing up over the Suez Canal and Hungary. Consequently, any decision by the President to fly to Augusta for a few hours or a few days is not expected to be announced until the last moment; the last moment consistent with the lat est developments in the' United Nations, in Port Said and in Budapest. "Backstairs" reported a few days ago that three cats were ranging through the White House grounds in search of field mice. At the time, there was a theory that as the weather gets colder, the mice might forsake the slfrubbery of the White House and move into the man sion, itself. Howell Crimm, Chief White House usher and the man who really runs the residential sec tion of the place, boggled at such a thought. He claims that not even the smallest field mouse can wriggle through the multi- million dollar ramparts of the STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFjORNJA White House. The mansign was rebuilt from cellar to roof dur ing the Truman administration. But the three cruising ca?s are not aware of the infalibilrty of the executive mansion. Any cold night now, Crimm had bet ter keep a close watch on the doors. At the morning press'confer- THE FINEST. FASTEST COSTS NO MORE r CITY OF TO Progress In tht) Wast mean. 1956 trained people will be needed to fill 2V4 million new jobs by 19 1965 ence last Thursdgv'u Hagerty was not on hafcd. Murray Snycjg: faced reporters instead. The questiiei immediately came up: Where Sas Hagerty? The answer was simple. Jim lias had an aching tooth for some time and could not to the dentist duroig the campaign. At the first possible opportunity, international crises permitting) Hagerty scooted off to the den tist and left Snyder in charge. $CC29 Rtrvd Stat ) Coach Fort PORTLAND CHICAGO Coll er write: UNION PACIFIC FI!EI 1.1NUKNFELUEB 751 Plttock Block Portland S. 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